Sustainable production of apple and pear in Asia: Understanding Biology of Scab and Powdery Mildew for developing integrated approaches of disease management

PROPOSAL: ICA4-2001-10001 ACRONYM SMADIA
AREA: FP5 - INCO2, 5/ Research for development Call number / date: -
PROJECT TYPE: Shared Cost EU CONTRIBUTION: 1.20 million
STARTING DATE: 2001-09-01 DURATION: 48 months

Coordinator: Dr. X. Xu, Horticulture Research International, Dept. Plant Pathology, ?, UK -ME19 6BJ, West Malling, United Kingdom, Email: xiangming.xu@hri.ac.uk

Project Description:
Apple and pear are priority cash crops in Asia and their production depends on sustainable control of apple/pear scab and apple mildew. This project will provide knowledge to develop integrated approaches for disease management. Effects of weather factors on pear scab will be studied in controlled environment; a forecasting model will be developed and validated by field data. Field epidemics of apple scab/mildew will be recorded to modify European forecasting models for use in Asia. Population variations of apple scab/mildew will be quantified using molecular markers and new virulence will be identified to assist in breeding cultivars with durable resistance and in deploying cultivars. Population variation of Ampelomyces quisqualis, a parasite of mildews, will be studied using molecular techniques and its interaction with mildew will be quantified. Biocontrol potential of selected isolates will be assessed.

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Consortium:
Prime Contractor
Organisation: HORTICULTURE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
Organisation Type: Research
Department: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Postcode: ME19 6BJ
City: WEST MALLING / EAST MALLING
Region: SOUTH EAST (UK)
KENT
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Contact Person: Name: XU, Xiangming (Dr)
Tel: +44-1732-843833
Fax: +44-1732-849067
Email: Xiangming.xu@hri.ac.uk

Other Contractors
Organisation Name: FEDERAL CENTRE FOR BREEDING RESEARCH ON CULTIVATED PLANTS
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: HANKE, Viola (Dr)
Department: INSTITUTE OF FRUIT BREEDING
Address: Pillnitzer Platz 3a
City: WEISSIG - DRESDEN
Region: SACHSEN
Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt
Org. Country: GERMANY
Postcode: 01326
Telephone: +49-351-2616223
Fax: +49-351-2616213
E-mail: v.hanke@bafz.de

Organisation Name: NORTHWEST SCI-TECH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: YANG, Jiarong (Professor)
Department: THE KEY LABORATORY OF PLANT PROTECTION & PESTS MANAGEMENT (CHINESE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)
COLLEGE OF PLANT PROTECTION
Address: Xinong Road 2
City: YANGLING
Org. Country: CHINA
Postcode: 712100
Telephone: +86-29-7012402
Fax: +86-29-7082810
E-mail: cpilab@Public.xn.sn.cn

Organisation Name: UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: THAKUR, Vihay Singh (Dr)
Department: PLANT PATHOLOGY LABORATORY
REGIONAL HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION
Address: Mashobra
City: SHIMLA
Org. Country: INDIA
Postcode: 171 007
Telephone: +91-177-480261
Fax: +91-177-480092
E-mail: thakurvs@stayam.net.in

Organisation Name: PLANT PROTECTION INSTITUTE - HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: KISS, Levente (Dr)
Department: DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Address: Herman Otto ut 15
City: BUDAPEST
Region: Region not yet available (HUNGARY)
Org. Country: HUNGARY
Postcode: 1525
Telephone: +36-13-558722
Fax: +36-13-563698
E-mail: lkiss@nki.hu

Organisation Name: LAI-YANG AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Organisation Type: Research
Contact Person: LI, Bao-Du (Dr)
Department: PLANT PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
Address: Wenhua Road, Shandong Province
City: LAI-YANG
Org. Country: CHINA
Postcode: 265200
Telephone: +86-535-7332349
Fax: +86-535-7215904
E-mail: bdli@lyac6.lyac.edu.cn


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